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Master of Music Instrumentale Komposition at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln

Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Music Instrumentale Komposition at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. A Master's for contemporary art music with an instrumental and vocal focus, centred on independent compositional work and professionalisation, including organising events beyond the university. The programme runs for 4 semesters (2 years), 120 credits, taught at Köln.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Independent compositional work and professionalisation, including presenting own works and organising events inside and outside the university.

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Entry requirements

Admission requires a four-year Bachelor's degree in composition or a comparable degree (a basic study in electronic composition also gives access); applicants whose degree was not earned at a German-language institution must show sufficient German; pass the entrance examination: colloquium presenting and discussing submitted works, with questions on own musical aesthetics and position in the field of contemporary music.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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